On February 11th, the 2012 New York Shock Exchange Roller Derby Season begins with a Coney Island Freakshow/Union Squares battle at the St. Valentine’s Massacre in Long Island. The hosting Roller Rebels start the night off with a Pink Vs. Black bout featuring their newest “Fresh Blood” graduates. The Shockers take the track second. Read the rest of this entry »

Shoots and Splatters #100 (Red Helmet Cover) jams for the Dow Jones Average on 10.8.11 (photo by Luna Obscura)

The bout began with the first jam going 0-0. The second jam was a different story. 2011 NYSE rookie Starsky #3 broke out a monstrous 29-0 with the aid of a strong pack of veterans holding the Capital District jammer at bay. Starsky would go on to win MVP honors for the Average. The DJA’s defense held the District to only 9 points for the first 16 jams. In jam 17, however, Capital Jammer Roarshock #8i8 fought through the pack multiple times to score a big 13 points. Roarshock was the team’s highest scoring jammer with 49 points and its most valuable player. The highest scoring jammer for the Average was Ace of Skates #2 with 65 points. The tough men from Albany continued to fight hard and put up a big 18-0 over a penalized DJA jammer in the last jam… but it was not enough. The Average proved they were mean with a 194-91 victory.

The Union Squares defeated the Coney Island Freakshow 213-53 at the second annual Empire Skate Showdown. The Freakshow took control of the start and led 10-7 at the end of jam 6. Using outstanding teamwork and strategic pack control, the Squares took full advantage of a series of penalties on the Freakshow in jam 7. Starsky (#3) scored 10 for the Squares to put them into the lead. The Squares continued to press their advantage. In jam 13, Squares captain Abe Drinkin’ (#47), who won MVP for his team, scored a monstrous 23 points. More power plays later the Squares would roll into halftime with a comfortable 116-15 lead.

Bane-ana on Skates (Yellow Shorts) and Ace of Skates (Black Helmet with White Stripe) hold the front of the pack. (Photo by Sean Hale)

Starting the second half with the Freakshow jammer in the box, the Squares built a bigger lead. Fending off a few Freakshow rallies, the Squares dominated with cleaner play and earned their right to hold the Winner Ball with a final score of 213-53. The top scorer for the Squares was Ladies Knight (#241) with 83 points. Jonathan R (#6) earned MVP for the Freakshow with his team-leading 33 points.

The New York Shock Exchange would to thank the Long Island Roller Rebels for hosting this outstanding event, all of the referees, officials, and volunteers for their excellent work, and would also like to congratulate the Wall St. Traitors for winning the Women’s Tournament.

On Saturday, August 13th, the NY Shock Exchange defeated the Harm City Homicide 311-89 at Aviator Field in Brooklyn, NY. The game MVPs were Ace of Skates #2 (NYSE) and Abe Foreman #010 (HCH). The highest scoring jammer for the NYSE was Jonathan R #6 with 107 points and, for the Harm City Homicide, it was Quad Almighty #7 with 27 points.

The bout was part of the Roller Derby Daredevils Event hosted by Gotham Girls Roller Derby. Both Gotham teams won their games as well. The Wall St. Traitors bested Suburbia 138-109 and the GGRD All-Stars triumphed over Denver’s Mile High Club 187-116. A complete write up by Thomas Gerbasi is found here.